3DS Add-On Content

Mighty Switch Force (WayForward Technologies, Free or full game £5.40/€6) — We've been waiting for a developer to take advantage of add-on content on the eShop, and the time has finally arrived. WayForward Technologies takes up the mantle with five new levels for its excellent puzzle platformer. New purchases will include the extra content, while those who already have the game can download it for free; we can't argue with that. If you want to know why we're looking forward to more of this title, you should probably check out our Mighty Switch Force review.

Wii Virtual Console

Metal Slug 3 (D4 Enterprise, 900pts) — Did somebody say Wii Virtual Console was dead? Not yet, as the third entry in the Metal Slug series brings more Neo-Geo run-and-gun action to Wii. Our review later this week will put it to the test.

Nintendo Video

Shaun the Sheep — The 3DS video service gets another episode of the animated series from Aardman Animations, creators of Wallace and Gromit. In the twelfth clip titled, Shaun’s Bale Out, it’s harvest time and the Farmer gives Bitzer a weighty task to perform. Shirley unknowingly has the solution.

Not a bumper week, but it seems to be a case of quality over quantity. Will you be downloading any of these?

Does anyone else think Metal Slug 3 is worth downloading even if you have the Metal Slug Anthology for the Wii? I am thinking about it as the classic controller cannot be used with the Metal Slug Anthology game but it can be with the Virtual Console version. Hope this post makes sense!! I do like these games though and they are better to play with the classic controller.

Awesome, sounds like a good week.Free Mighty Switch Force levels are very welcome!Going to give Art of Balance a go.Never played the WiiWare game but considering it's apparently so good, I'm hoping this'll be the same.Hopefully it'll make up for Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH.

I have no interest in Metal Slug 3 but I am glad the VC is continued to being supported. If this keeps up, they may release a game I must download (that said, I want Mega Man 5 but have yet to download it).

@GameCube I think that your save data will be wiped, but I don't know whether WayForward will have the extra levels in their own menu for immediate access. I'd suggest jumping onto Amazon or somewhere and getting a 16GB SD card. Amazon in particular is quite cheap, and it'll give you a huge amount of free space in future to avoid this kind of thing happening.

pretty slow week again, but its nice to see people starting to use the dlc service, and there not even charging u for it! Something Sony and Microsoft should pay attention too, I swear the dlc for a game on there systems costs more than the game itself

@ThomasBW84 I don't care about disk space, I just always delete downloaded games I've completed to get a sense of closure. Like returning a book to the library or a dvd to the rental store after you're done with it. I don't like keeping finished things lying around, even if they're just virtual like eShop games.

Here's a question: Will you be re-reviewing Mighty Switch Force with the new levels? Or will you review the extra levels seperately? Or just no review at all? The game will have fundamentally changed with 5 extra levels so I think maybe a slightly revised review is warranted?

I'm in the rare position of having a gamecube two-player arcade stick (a wonderful, modded X-Arcade). So I can play Metal Slug with a stick. But otherwise I'd be SOL. Including when the Wii U comes out.

On top of that, the emulation on the VC beats the emulation on the MS Collection for sure.

I'd say go for it. It's a great game and it'll be more worth the money without infinite continues killing the challenge.

"Not a bumper week!?" Not a bumper week if it ain't your thang I guess. Best week for me in a looooong, long time. Art of Balance 3d and new Mighty Switch Force will have my nose stuck into my 3ds for ages... Well, til next week at least!

@scottie: I dumped the Metal Slug Anthology due to a lack of motion-free control option. There's some nice extras, but I'd rather be able to play the game "properly" so the VC Neo Geo versions are for me. If we get Metal Slug X that'll be my Metal Slug collection complete.

@Sean_Aaron: What are the Metal Slug games you have so far and which one is the best?@gojiguy: Thanks for that - i have the Anthology already and Metal Slug 1 and 2 on the VC guess i will get 3 on Thursday then! 900 points is a big outlay that's all. It's either Slug or Legend of the Mystical Ninja for me.

I have MS1, 2 and 3 on Virtual Console on my Japanese Wii. I've played 4, 5 and 6 and honestly they were just too derivative for me to bother with. Three is definitely my favourite for the epicness and messed-uppedness of it. It really does take everything from the previous games and turn it all the way up.

@Bass_X0, what a coincidence you would mention Megaman 5 today. I told a Wii console friend of mine that I wished I had enough points to download Megaman 5, and he gifted it to me just last night. I owned Megaman 4 as child, but me and my brother sold our NES before Megaman 5 was released. I always wished I had the chance to experience it. I've been planning to download it, but somehow other WiiWare and VC titles always got in the way. I tried it out last night, and the level designs are even more unique than Megaman 4. Although, the level designs in Megaman 4 did have more puzzle elements. Which is what I loved about it. I really don't see why people state that Megaman 5 is easier than previous entries in the series, because of having the ability to charge your shots. I haven't been able to reach a single robot master yet, and I could reach the robot masters in Megaman 3 without the Mega Buster. lol

By the way, the letter plate collecting isn't very difficult. It's a welcomed addition, though.

Well the advantage of getting the Wii compilation was having all of the Metal Slug titles on one disc with a little bit of extras on the side. Assuming they release all or most of the Metal Gear titles, you can pick which ones you'd rather download. I bought the compilation and it's well worth it in my opinion.

@abHS4L I assume that it will be an update like the Mario Kart one last week. Just go to the eShop once it's available and it should be on the front page. If you already own it, look for the update (MSF 1.1), and if not, then just buy the game and you should automatically get it.

@James: It was gonna happen someday! Besides, don't you agree that Shining Force needs to make a return?

@abHS4L It'll either be what Lz said, or it'll be like when the ambassador games get released to the public and get a few changes.When you go to the eShop it'll probably say that an update is available for software that you own, and then ask if you want to download it or something like that.

@Urbanhispanic: we'll have to agree to disagree; the lack of precision really got on my tits. I did play it using a Classic Linker so I could use a Classic Controller with it since it supported the Gamecube controller, but the tethering got annoying after a time. When I saw they were releasing them on the VC with CC support that seemed like the best solution for me and I just hoped that eventually Metal Slug 3 would get the treatment!